John Curd (bef. 1814 - 1909)

Born before 18 Dec 1814 in Yalding, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Emery) Curd — married Sep 1839 in Kent, England

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1909 after age 94 in New Plymouth Electorate, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Biography

John Curd was born in Kent, England.

John Curd migrated from England to New Zealand.

John was born about 1814, he is the son of William Curd and Sarah (Bookham) Curd. He was Christen on the 18 December 1814 in Yalding, Kent, England. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 ^[1]

Marriage

He married. Sophia (Emery) Curd on the 20 August 1839 in the Village and Church of Yalding, Maidstone, Kent England.

Household 1851

Residence: Red Hill, Wateringbury, Kent, England

Head: John Curd, age: 36, Birthplace: Yalding, Kent, England

Wife: Sophia Curd, age: 36, Birthplace: Mereworth, Kent, England

1. Daughter: Sophia Curd, age: 2, Birthplace: Kent, England

John’s Brother: Henry Curd, age 21, Birthplace: Yalding, Kent, England

Nephew: William T???, age 6

Visitor: Charles Denner, age 35

^[2]They had about six children;

1. Eliza Curd, b. 1845 - 1849,
2. Sophia (Curd) Ennis, b. 1848 - 1908,
3. Sarah Elle (Curd) Old , b. 1851 - 1928,
4. John Thomas Curd, b. 1854 - 1924,
5. Rhoda (Curd) Old, b. 1856 - 1938
6. Ann Curd, 1859 - 1871,

Residence 1861: East Mailing, Wateringbury, Kent, England

Residence 1871: All Saints Clapham Park, London, England

Immigration: 18 July 1874 - New Zealand

Residence 1900 - Taranaki, New Zealand

Death

John passed away about the 7 September 1909 in Lepperton, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand. ^[3] He was buried on the 8 September 1909 in the Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand, Unknown Burial Location. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C16521-2 System Origin: England-EASy GS Film Number: 1469801 Reference ID: item 1 p 17.
2. ↑ “England and Wales Census, 1851,” Parish: Wateringbury, Registration District: Aylesford, County: Kent, Country: England, Date 1851, Series: HO107, Piece: 1612, Registrar’s. District: Malling, Enumerated by: Wm Featherstone, Enum District: 2B, Page: 323, Family: 77, Line: 2, Image: 23.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-46JZ : 4 January 2018), John Curd, 1909; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1909/4897, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197645323/john-curd : accessed 21 June 2022), memorial page for John Curd (1814–8 Sep 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197645323, citing Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand ; Maintained by theosmum (contributor 48201822) .